Mark Souder: “Saturday was a historic day in America, well, at least in Indiana or at least in my house, because my daughter graduated…”

“Saturday was a historic day in America, well, at least in Indiana or at least in my house, because my daughter graduated from high school and it was a big event. I do not feel like I should have a daughter graduating from high school. It makes one feel older. It makes one reflective about when they graduated and what their hopes and dreams were at that point in life. Everything seems like it is going to go on forever, that the risks are small, that the adventures are great. I remember my dad gave a plaque to my band instructor in my little high school in Leo. He thought it was the most hilarious thing, and the band director thought it was the most hilarious thing, and they posted it up over the band director's office so that every day when we practiced we had to see this sign that said, 'Why can't all of life's problems come when we are young and know all the answers?' I think that is the way many young people feel. At the same time, we get the sense that many of them are very concerned about their future as well.”